A rocket of proper length 40 m is observed to be 32 m long as it rushes past the earth. What is its speed relative to the earth?

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Q: A light flashes at position x = 0 m. One microsecond later, a light flashes at position x = 1000 m.…

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Q: A new particle, the aarnion, has just been discovered! Careful measurements show that the aarnion…

A: GivenThe aarnion has an average lifetime (at rest), τ= 87 nsDistance tavelled by aarnion, d=24 m

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Q: In the Marvel comics universe, Quicksilver is awfully fast. Let's say he can run at a velocity of…

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Q: Suppose that there is a spaceship that leaves the solar system at a velocity of v = (3/5)c, headed…

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Q: Spaceship A moves past the earth at 0.85 c to the west. Spaceship B approaches A, moving to the…

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Q: A particle has a lifetime, as measured in its own reference frame, of 2.86 µs. It propagates at a…

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Q: An astronaut takes a light emitting beacon in a spaceship travelling at 0.87 c away from a…

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